A Fish Called Wanda on Blu-ray & DVD (1988)

A Fish Called Wanda

1988

Overall rating: 3.5 out of 5

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Archie Leach (John Cleese, who also provides the script) is a repressed English barrister charged with defending gangster George (Tom Georgeson), who has just pulled off a multi-million jewel heist with the aid of the beautiful Wanda (Jamie Lee Curtis), her psychotic 'brother' Otto (Kevin Kline) and stuttering animal rights activist Ken (Michael Palin). George was captured before he could tell his cohorts where he had hidden the gems, so Wanda sets out to seduce Archie in order to discover their secret location. However, Otto's objections to her relationship with the up-tight lawyer ensure that the process is not a smooth one. Kline won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor, and Cleese (who borrows Cary Grant's real name for his character) managed to persuade veteran Ealing director Charles Crichton out of retirement to helm the film.

A Fish Called Wanda details

Formats:	15 DVD, Blu-ray
Starring:	Jamie Lee Curtis, John Cleese, Kevin Kline, Michael Palin
Director:	Charles Crichton
Genre:	Comedy - Drama
Studio:	MGM ENTERTAINMENT
Collections:	100 Rom-Coms, Full English, Top 100 Best of British

Name	Discs
A Fish Called Wanda	15 Feature
A Fish Called Wanda - Bonus Disc	15 Bonus

DVD Information

Run time:	1 hour 43 minutes
Rental release:	10 Feb 2003
Main languages:	English
Dubbed:	German
Subtitles:	Croatian, Danish, English, Finnish, German, Greek, Hungarian, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish
Hearing impaired subtitles:	English, German

Name	Discs
A Fish Called Wanda	15 Feature

Blu-ray Information

Run time:	1 hour 43 minutes
Rental release:	05 Oct 2012
Main languages:	English

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An 80s classic

By a customer from Notting Hill, London , 17 Sep 2003

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A bit dated, but do watch this, as it's a great ensemble cast that will really make you laugh. Don't bother with the 'sequel', Fierce Creatures, though.
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Great film 8/10

By SammyScoble (37 reviews) from Washington , 09 Feb 2013

Great film, well worth the watch, i enjoy it every time i watch it, such a good laugh, i rate 8/10
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Worst mistake in a average film ever!!!

By webber6969 (7 reviews) from Caerphilly , 04 Nov 2012

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I thought this was so glaring obvious that I am amazed it got into the film.

During the scene when Jamie Lee Curtis' character goes to see John Cleese's character at his office, when the former leaves the room the camera man is clearly visible in the mirror. I was so shocked that I actually paused and rewound to check that i didn't make it up. I wasn't!

If your wondering about my thoughts on the film well I can see that there is not really a bad performance by any of the main cast and the script is quite original (although not as funny as some would have you believe). Unfortunately I just can't quite see what elevates it the classic status it holds.
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80s classic...

By Tomosan (41 reviews) from Hindhead , 13 Aug 2012

A little bit of nostalgia for a child of the 80s. Slightly cringeworthy in places, but otherwise a really enjoyable film.
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brilliant film

By cheesekake (1282 reviews) from uk , 12 Aug 2012

mad bad and crazy, but still worthy of a watch, cleese palin and curtis always seem to work together well.

defo worth watching
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Still worth it!

By a customer , 21 Aug 2011

A little dated, but still very funny...had forgotten how well cast worked together. Favorite bit is Wanda correcting Otto on some of his ideas...Good laugh.
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